Organocopper chemistry

Organocopper chemistry is the study of the physical properties, reactions, and synthesis of organocopper compounds, which are organometallic compounds containing a carbon to copper chemical bond.[1][2][3] They are reagents in organic chemistry.

The first organocopper compound, the explosive copper(I) acetylide Cu2C2 (Cu+[−C≡C−]Cu+), was synthesized by Rudolf Christian Böttger in 1859 by passing acetylene gas through a solution of copper(I) chloride:[4]

C2H2 + 2 CuCl → Cu2C2 + 2 HCl
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  2. ^ W.A. Herrmann, ed. (1999). Synthetic Methods of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. 5, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury. Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN 3-13-103061-5.
  3. ^ Christoph Elschenbroich (2006). Organometallics (3 ed.). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-29390-6.
  4. ^ R. C. Böttger (1859). "Ueber die Einwirkung des Leuchtgases auf verschiedene Salzsolutionen, insbesondere auf eine ammoniakalische Kupferchlorürlösung". Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie. 109 (3): 351–362. doi:10.1002/jlac.18591090318.
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